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20 kirjaa tekijältä Vicki Tharp
It's the seventies. Bras have been burned. Sex has been revolutionized. And despite what her father says, barrel racer Josephine Cox is too young to settle down. She wants to chase cans, not kids. That's why she's enforced the strict NO MEN policy during the rodeo season. Bull rider Silas Foss and his riding buddy have a simple three-step plan. Combine winnings. Buy acreage. Start roughstock ranch. ASAP. Before the bulls break them or bury them.The season is long, and months on the road can make a girl lonely and question her resolve, especially when there's a charming and persistent cowboy with his sights set on her. With the end of the season a few short weeks away, and her dream within her grasp, Josephine lets her guard down.Then everything that has been going so right, rapidly goes wrong. Riders are hurt, and a health crisis hits her family that could force her back home permanently after the circuit ends. All she has with Silas is here and now.And with the rash of injuries, Josephine wonders if the circuit is cursed or if there is a saboteur. Lives hang in the balance. Will Silas and Josephine be able to come together and protect their friends? Or will distance, duties, and dreams tear them apart?
He's a man on a mission. And she's about to blow up his life. Can she risk her heart? Or is true love a silly myth?
What do Taylor Foxx's bank account and gas tank have in common? They're both sucking fumes.Taylor needs an assistant, like yesterday. Except she can't pay an assistant without money. And without an assistant, she can't be the veterinarian for the wild mustang program. Could a hunky veteran be the answer to her predicament?Ex-Army medic Zealand Cross wants to be a paramedic...Only he can't stand the sight of blood.Joining the Healing Horses therapy program is his last chance to gain control of his flashbacks and move on with his life. Until he gets kicked out of the program.Now they are both in a bind and need to lean on each other. Despite them both being hell on relationships, their attraction is electric. But when they are tossed in the battle between the wild mustangs and angry ranchers, someone is going to lose.I just might be them.With Taylor's life on the line, can Zealand save her? Or will he fail another person that he loves?
One pitch ended Alex Payne's Major League Baseball debut. Coming out as gay... Could end his career. Alex is dropped from the team after a prolonged post-surgical rehab stint. Short on cash and determined to make a comeback, Alex will stop at nothing to get enough money to continue his therapy and training. Including jumping headfirst into the world of gay p*rn. The only catch? To work with Black Stallion Studios, you have to be straight. No problem. Until Alex is paired with Elijah Maddox, and Alex discovers he's not so straight after all. Unfortunately, Elijah refuses to live in the closet. But when news breaks about Alex's association with Black Stallion, Alex's secret is exposed. Will Alex strike out and lose it all? Or can he find a way to have his career and his love?
Niko took Vin in when Vin's family kicked him out. He gave an aimless street kid direction, a career, a life. But Vin Andino is now a grown man, and he wants more. What he wants is Niko. Black Stallion Studios' owner Niko Stavros has a thing for younger men, but with wealth and power comes responsibility, and there are rules even he won't break: 1. No f*cking the employees. 2. No f*cking Vin--That would be wrong... Right? After a bachelor auction, Niko sees Vin in a new light, and while the whole studio crew is out of the country on location, Niko tiptoes up to the forbidden line. But Vin has a secret, and his past threatens to blow up his life, and Niko's. Can love bring them together and allow them to let go of the past? Or will the revelation tear them apart?
One fatal mistake ended his career. Wracked with guilt, former Deputy Sheriff Wyatt Wolfe is determined to rebuild a life behind the thin blue line and reluctantly agrees to help the sheriff with an off-the-books murder investigation. An investigation made possible by his reputation around town as a cop killer. In Geneva Steele's mind, Wolfe got away with her husband's murder, and she devises a risky scheme to find more evidence to make Wolfe pay. But her husband's death is not what it seems. Now she must team up with her husband's killer to find the truth. But as their chemistry builds, so does the body count. Are the deaths the work of a serial killer or something more sinister? Something that could get them both killed. The lies bring Geneva and Wolfe together, but will the truth tear them apart?
Mia Mann doesn't need a white knight. And a year in jail might be preferable to a stent at a veteran treatment program. Especially when fellow veteran, Matt Bishop, refuses to let her fade into the background. She isn't looking for an affair-been there, done that, has the scars to prove it. Unfortunately, a man like Matt fights for what he wants. Mia soon discovers he's not the man she thought he was-he's far worse. He makes her want what she can't have. But she isn't the only one with a tarnished sword and fire breathing demons to slay. Despite her reservations, they grow closer. Is Matt nothing more than a convenient distraction? Or is he the one man who can convince her she's worthy of love?
The professor is about to be schooled. Art professor Demetri Stavros has one rule: Don't sleep with your students. Despite a few offers, he's never been tempted... until now. Though it could end his career, Demetri can't stay away. Roman Reed makes him question his priorities and his life. But Demetri's secret? He'll keep that to himself. After all, is a lie of omission really a lie? A past betrayal has taught Roman the importance of running his personal life by strict standards. Honesty is a must. Then he discovers Demetri's truth. Can Roman overcome his history and find forgiveness, or are the lies more powerful than their growing love?
An anonymous hookup is a great way for Jericho to exorcise his demons...And the woman in his sights might be an angel in disguise...An angel with a sinful body and a dirty mind.Arriving at his new job, Jericho never expects to find the woman there. He should steer clear, but he can't get Cassie out of his head.Even if he's the worst man for her.Jericho is far from perfect, but Cassie doesn't need perfection. She needs honesty. Even though Jericho discloses a big secret, there's more that he's hiding.If Cassie's gambler father taught her nothing else, at least he taught her how to spot the lies.When they're thrown together to help catch a killer, they could lose more than themselves. They could lose their lives.But life is a gamble.Can Jericho make peace with his past and be the man Cassie needs, or will his demons win?
PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED AS MUST LOVE HORSESA second chance at first love.Sydney Teller has a lot to prove...To the horse industry, to herself, and to the man who thinks she's nothing but trouble. All she needs is a chance.Deployments to Iraq taught Bryan "Boomer" Wilcox to be wary. And Sydney's tarnished family reputation makes him doubt she has what it takes to become the Lazy S Ranch's horse trainer.Though, it seems Sydney is determined to prove him wrong......about so many things.But Bryan hasn't escaped the military without physical scars. And despite their attraction and budding relationship, it's Bryan's emotional wounds that have Sydney worried.When foul play threatens the ranch-and their lives-will Bryan discover he's the hero he's always been, or will his demons be stronger than their love?
A second chance at first love. All Jenna Nash ever wanted was her equine therapy program...... and Quinn Powell.At least she has her program. One out of two isn't bad. Except, when tragedy strikes the Lazy S, forcing Quinn back to the ranch, Jenna's program may get closed down before it gets started.Jenna wants to save the program.Quinn wants answers...... and back into the cockpit after a possible career-ending injury.Now they must work together to find the truth. But the truth is uglier and more dangerous than either one of them imagined.Even if they can put their pasts behind them, they have more to fear than losing their hearts...... they could lose their lives.
Saxon and Cesar have terrible taste in men...And they have the same cheating ex to prove it.After recovering from that fiasco, neither is looking for a new boyfriend. But when someone in Saxon's care lands in serious trouble, Cesar runs to the rescue.Saxon falls for him. Hard. Fast.He loves how Cesar drops everything to support him. He's never had someone like Cesar in his life. Someone who makes him feel like he matters.Things heat up. The attraction. The relationship. The sheets. But...You know that virtue of Cesar's that Saxon loves so much?It very well may be Cesar's biggest flaw.When their bond is tested, can they navigate the consequences, or will Cesar's savior complex leave them in ruins?